"World's Greatest Dog!"

I thought I would share some pictures of the best dog a person could have. This is Bear, he is incredibly sweet, playful, spoiled and loved! He protects me when Houston is gone at work, he loves to play and swim at his gwama and gwampa's house. He loves to be around people 24-7! He loves to swim (we think he would probably win gold in swimming if dogs had olympics) and he thinks that our bed is his bed (Houston has half of the bed, then Bear has half of my half). I was so not a dog lover before we got Bear. Houston came home with him a little over two years ago and he was such an adorable little puppy. I knew he'd grow up to be a beautiful dog. We couldn't imagine our lives without him in it that's for sure. Now I know why they say that dogs are man's best friend. That couldn't be any more true in our case. He just turned two on July 2nd and he weighs about 90 lbs. This is truly our very hairy little child until the real ones come one day :) he will always be our first little baby though.

New Mexico Trip

Well one of my cousins got married last weekend on 8-8-08, so we made a little road trip to Albuquerque, New Mexico for her big day. We left early Friday morning and the wedding was that evening. We made it into Albuquerque a few hours before the wedding, went to our hotel to get ready and then off to the Sandia Resort we went. There was a really nasty storm surrounding the hotel before the wedding but luckily they got the ceremony in before it hit. It really did make for some cool pictures though and the lightning was so beautiful.
We headed home the next morning, so it really was a quick trip. She was a stunning bride and she was beeming all night long. It was so good to see her so happy and you can tell that her husband just absolutely adores her too. Houston wasn't able to come because he had his paramedic refresher course that they have to take every two years. I was bummed about that of course because he's my dancing partner! I did have a great time with my mom and brother and extended family though. My cousin Julie looked beautiful too as did the rest of the Planeta family. I don't get to see my cousins and uncles and aunts very often so it was great to be able to catch up with everyone. The newlyweds were off the day after the wedding on an Alaskan cruise, so I'm sure it was the perfect ending to their fairytale wedding.

Trip to West Clear Creek

Yesterday Houston and I went on a little adventure... we woke up early and headed out towards Camp Verde to a place just north east of it called West Clear Creek. When we got there we had to hike down about 1 1/2 miles or so and let me tell you... it was some hike! It was straight down! Our legs were shaking non stop by the time we made it to the water. There was no one else down there and it was just the creek in the middle of this canyon. It was beautiful and the weather was perfect. The first time I caught one it was actually a decent size trout. As I was reeling it back in, it broke my line and took off. I was totally bummed but I ended up catching two more that I could pull out of the water. I felt really bad when I caught my first fish because I just hooked it in the mouth and I'm sure it hurt so bad! After that I didn't feel as bad when I caught them.

We probably fished for about 3 or 4 hours. We caught 8 trout but ended up throwing some of them back in. We packed a lunch and ate it down there and I was dreading the hike out. I thought I was in shape until we hiked our way out and I couldn't breath.

It was a great day and it was so fun to be able to spend the whole day with my husband. When we woke up today our legs were very sore but it was definitely worth it!

Wedding Pics

The rings

I love this one


So happy

My beautiful friends!

My wonderful family!My new family!

Houston and the girls

Group shot

The wedding party

You can tell by the look on my face how in love I am.

His too :)

Finally getting to see eachother

My amazing Godmother Sheena

My amazing mother

I just wanted to share some of our wedding pictures from the greatest day of our lives. We truly had a dream wedding and we had so many family and friends there to share it with us! We can't believe it's already been almost a year and a half. Enjoy!

Our Birthdays

Houston and I both just celebrated our birthdays in the wonderful month of July! Mine was on the 4th and his was yesterday, the 15th. For my birthday celebration, we went out to Lake Pleasant with some friends on the 3rd to see some beautiful fireworks. It was such a great time and watching the fireworks reflect off of the water was just awesome! Then on my birthday we had a bbq at my parent's house and went swimming. We had a great time with our friends and family that stopped by. Then a few days later, Houston surprised me with a trip to Sedona to celebrate some more. I know my birthday was almost a week long celebration :) but we had such an amazing time on that trip. We stayed at the same place that we did two years ago on my birthday. It's a beautiful place and wow what a great view!

Then for Houston's birthday, we went to one of his favorite places which is called Greasewood Flatts. So many of our friends made it out there for it so it was a great time. We had a contest for who had the best western outfit on which made for some great pictures. Then him and I went out to eat to Houston's last night for dinner. It was such a perfect night because the food was great, the atmosphere was very intimate and we got to really enjoy our time with each other. We both had wonderful birthdays, so thank you to everyone who made it special for us.

Welcome Everyone to our Blog!

I've decided to start up our own blog to keep everyone in the loop on our lives. Life couldn't be any better for Houston and I. I just recently started a new job which I'm enjoying a lot. Houston is still doing his thang up at the fire station at Daisy Mountain. He is also teaching an EMT class at Paradise Valley Community College which he absolutely loves! His students think he's great and he really allows his sense of humor to make his class a lot of fun not to mention rewarding! He's absolutely brilliant when it comes to teaching and he has already been very successful with it. No babies for us yet (besides our little buddy Bear) but hopefully in the near future :) We will definitely keep you posted on here though about any baby news. Well enjoy and keep coming back to get updates on our life! We love you all!